it is achieved, it can only be for a very short time. If he were to seek reward for his work from God, God would never let his efforts go wasted; but instead he seeks reward on earth where any reward is

and, once given, is sure to be taken away again. If man were to seek reward for his work from God, God would never let his efforts go wasted; but instead he seeks reward on earth where any reward is

for spiritual and intellectual development. Once made aware of his own helplessness, he connects to God with sincere prayer. The Quran began to be revealed during the month of Ramazan. Can you please explain

last man of history! The realization that you have got connected with the list of those pious and God-fearing men who led a rightly guided life is an overwhelming experience. Fasting thus prepares a person

before you, so that you may guard yourselves against evil.” (2:183) Ramazan is the month of heightened God-consciousness, of attaining piety (taqwa). As I deliberated upon the verses above, I realized that

worship the one who I worship’. The act of kufr is related to the question of intention, and only God knows what a person’s intention truly is. This chapter was revealed during the Makkan period of

This is the event that is mentioned in the Quran in these words "When God's help and victory come, and you see people entering God's religion in multitudes." (THE QURAN 110: 1-2) The question arises that

they addressed as Kafirs in the Quran and why was it said that ‘You will never worship the one God’, although God the All-Knowing was fully aware of what was to happen? The reason for this difference was that

THE WORD OF GODFrom The Scriptures The Quran is the book of God. It has been preserved in its entirety since its revelation to the Prophet of Islam between AD 610 and 632. It is a book that brings glad

intellectual level. Translated from Arabic and commentary by Maulana Wahiduddin Khan In the name of God the Most Beneficent the Most Merciful Alif Lam Mim Sad This Book has been sent down to you—let there

Lord and do not follow any protector other than Him. How seldom you take heed. (7: 1-3) The Book of God is, in essence, a book of guidance. But as such it is of value only to the few who have kept their

paths of peace’ (5: 16). It describes reconciliation as the best policy (4: 128), and states that God abhors any disturbance of peace (2: 205). The root word of Islam is ‘silm’, which means peace. So the

spirit of peace. The first verse of the Quran breathes the spirit of peace. It reads: In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate. This verse is repeated in the Quran no less than 114 times

times. It shows the great importance Islam attaches to such values as mercy and compassion. One of God’s names, according to the Quran, is As-Salam, which means peace. Moreover the Quran states that the

circumstances. The Prophet spoke of it as being the most unpleasant of all the lawful things in the eyes of God. While marriage is the rule of life and divorce only an exception, the latter must also be accepted

representation of divine law now exists in the form of the Quran, it having been preserved in its entirety by God, and, therefore, free from all human interpolations. In the Quran and the Hadith (the sayings of the

circumstances. The Prophet spoke of it as being the most unpleasant of all the lawful things in the eyes of God and said that when it does take place, it should be done in an atmosphere of goodwill. In no way should

teaching of the Quran—meaning the oneness of God. There is no god but the one God. The following Quranic verse most aptly expresses this: Say, ‘He is God, the One, God, the Self-sufficient One. He does not give

it also has its secular aspect, that is, focused thinking. When a believer adopts the belief that God is only one, he develops the habit of concentration. Concentration is the ability to direct all your

functioning of his mind. So, believers in the one God naturally become believers in a single target. In terms of religion, this is to believe in the oneness of God and, in terms of non-religious matters, it means

QURANCreation Plan of God IF you read the Quran, you will find that it deals with all of the subjects relating to human beings. But the basic theme of the Quran is the creation plan of God. All other subjects

touched on by the Quran are related to this basic theme, directly or indirectly. God Almighty created the universe, and it is God Almighty who revealed this book called Quran. The primary purpose of the Quran

intellectual discipline. It means to control rather than kill one's desires. According to the Quran, God Almighty created an ideal world that is called Paradise. The present world—the planet earth—has all

is His Prophet; to say prayers regularly and pay the poor due, to make a pilgrimage to the house of God, and fast during the month of Ramazan. The root meaning of the word “Hajj” is ‘to set out’ or to make

prescribed so that it may inspire us with a new religious fervour. To return from Hajj with one’s faith in God strengthened and rekindled—that is the hallmark of a true pilgrim. Hajj assumes a supreme act of worship

go on Hajj is to meet God. When the pilgrim reaches the border of the sacred territory, he is filled with awe of God, he feels that he is leaving his own world, and entering God’s. He feels he is revolving

say: You have indeed, in the Prophet of God, a good example. THE QURAN 33: 21 Present-day Muslims explain it differently, claiming that they have in the Prophet of God a great source of pride. According to

one of the companions remarked, “This is no victory. We were even stopped from entering the House of God.” The Prophet replied, “It is indeed the greatest victory.” Muslims have accorded the Prophet

hood. Why was there a delay in adopting this method? The companions of the Prophet were told that God could have given them His permission to wage war upon the Quraysh, and that they would have been victorious